Under a Gibbous Moon

I have recently come into possession of the Barnes & Noble Nook E-Reader. I have been using it for the last several days and have so far enjoyed using it.

I have never seen a Kindle in person. I have played around with Sony’s E-Reader in the store. As far as I can tell, they all have identical E-Ink screens. It is very sharp and, as advertised, is as easy on the eyes as the printed page.

A surprising thing about it, is that the screen never actually turns “off”. By off, I mean that when you power down the unit, the screen goes blank. Instead, the screen displays a series of images for a “screensaver”. This is because the screen only requires power when the display is changed so the image does not actually use any additional power. Continue reading “The Nook Reviewed” »